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As Stockholm’s cruise season draws to a close, the positive trend continues. The number of cruise calls is up 13 per cent on last year, and two cruise lines and seven ships have visited Stockholm for the first time. Stockholm retains its position as one of the Baltic Sea’s most popular cruise destinations.

A cruise ship is like a small community. It uses electricity and water, prepares food and generates waste. But how is all this managed when the ship is berthed in the heart of Stockholm? This was the focus of two tours organised by Ports of Stockholm on board the cruise ship AIDAluna in October.

On 16 October, Ports of Stockholm inaugurated a new port facility at Stockholm Norvik Port, enabling large volumes of crushed rock to be efficiently shipped by sea. The removal of the material will free up valuable space in the port and marks the starting point for NCC Industry’s planned business and logistics park. The initiative further strengthens Stockholm Norvik’s role as a key logistics hub in the Baltic Sea region.

Sweden’s first free port opened provisionally in 1919, and Stockholm’s Frihamnen was fully completed on 27 September 1926. Now celebrating its centenary, Frihamnen remains part of one of Stockholm’s historically most important hubs for passenger and freight transport, which continues to develop across the Frihamnen and Värtahamnen port areas.

All cargo segments at Ports of Stockholm recorded positive growth during the first half of the year compared with the same period last year. This includes containers, bulk cargo, ferry-borne freight and rail wagons.

Stockholm is the favourite port of call on the week-long cruise for German tourists travelling aboard AIDAdiva. This became clear during a study visit on board by Ports of Stockholm during one of the ship's regular calls to the Swedish capital.

The Swedish Maritime Administration’s icebreakers will have a new home port in Stockholm. An agreement has been signed with Ports of Stockholm for access to two berths at Värtahamnen Port.

May 8 was the day when two cruise vessels for the very first time were connected to onshore power simultaneously at the same quay at Ports of Stockholm. In addition, one of Viking Line's* ferries was also connected to electricity at the same quay.

In April 2026 a joint kickoff was held in Stockholm for the Swed-Est Green Collaboration – an initiative to accelerate the transition to fossil-free and sustainable maritime and port operations between Sweden and Estonia. Representatives from the ports of Stockholm and Tallinn attended.

A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has been transported to Stockholm by sea from Poland. It arrived in six large sections, the heaviest weighing as much as 152 tonnes. The sections were then towed onwards to the Slussen project, where the bridge will connect two parts of the city. The delivery demonstrates how the quays of Stockholm enable efficient and sustainable transport directly to final destinations in central Stockholm.